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Wood-to-biofuel alliance to speak in Port Townsend, WA. Oct. 19th

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6 October, 2015

Contact Information:
Laurajean Lewis, Jefferson County Extension Director, WSU | laura.lewis@wsu.edu; 360-379-5610
Vikram Yadama, NARA Outreach | vyadama@wsu.edu; (509) 335-6261

The Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) will discuss the feasibility of building a Pacific Northwest industry that uses post harvest forest residuals, branches and top left in slash piles, to make alternative jet-fuel and other bio-products.

The event titled “Olympic Peninsula Community Stakeholder Meeting” will include an overview of the NARA project and of the …more

Undergraduate Student Research with NARA

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Shelley Pressley (WSU Director of Undergraduate Research; third row, center) and the 2015 NARA SURE students.
Shelley Pressley (WSU Director of Undergraduate Research; third row, center) and the 2015 NARA SURE students.

This summer, 13 undergraduate students from across the U.S. invested their time to participate in the NARA Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) and assist NARA researchers in a wide array of studies.

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The McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) receives international Innovative Education Award for STEM education

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MOSS Students learning about trees. MOSS photo credit
MOSS Students learning about trees. MOSS photo credit

NARA affiliate, The University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS), received the prestigious Underwriters Laboratories Innovative Education Award for their work to advance STEM learning through projects involving real environmental problems.

MOSS, a program of the College of Natural Resources at the historic McCall Field …more

Bioenergy lessons for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades

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Front cover of Fueling Our Future: Exploring Sustainable Energy Use; grades 3-5
Front cover of Fueling Our Future: Exploring Sustainable Energy Use; grades 3-5

Facing the Future (FTF) recently published a lesson plans that introduce energy concepts to elementary students in grades 3-5. These lesson plans were vertically aligned to the middle and high school curricula previously published by FTF. The lesson …more

Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) Wood-To-Biofuels Webinar Series

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To disseminate NARA research findings,  a Wood-To-Biofuel Webinar series will be offered summarizing the research and results of converting slash to fuel and of the sustainability analyses.

The webinar series will start in October which is the month of National Bioenergy Day on October 21. Following are five webinars hosted in the month of October.

Estimating Forest Residue for Biomass Production

Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 1pm (PDT) & 4pm (EDT)

By Kevin Boston, Associate Professor, Oregon State University

The webinar will begin by describing …more

Graduate student awarded best overall oral presentation at research symposium

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NARA graduate student Adrian Gallo
NARA graduate student Adrian Gallo

Adrian Gallo was awarded “best overall oral presentation” at the Western Forestry Graduate Research Symposium at Oregon State University April 27-28.

Adrian is a graduate student completing his master’s degree in sustainable forest management at Oregon State University. His supervisor is NARA researcher Jeff Hatten.

For the NARA project, Adrian is conducting experiments …more

Graduate student poster wins 3rd place at international convention

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NARA graduate student Jinxue Jiang
NARA graduate student Jinxue Jiang

Jinxue Jiang won 3rd place recognition for his poster at the Society of Wood Science and Technology 2015 International Conference held June 7-12.

Jinxue is a graduate student working towards his doctoral degree in material science and engineering at Washington State University’s Material Science and Engineering Program. His poster titled Multi-Technique Characterization …more

NARA researcher is recognized for excellence in graduate education

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Daniel Schwartz
Daniel Schwartz

Daniel Schwartz, Boeing-Sutter Professor and chairman of chemical engineering at the University of Washington, was awarded the 2015 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Mentor Award. The award recognizes a University of Washington faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the education and guidance of graduate students.

Dr. Schwartz leads the NARA Tribal Partnerships Program (TPP). This program provides undergraduate …more

NARA member receives national award for STEM education

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18 August, 2015
By Charles Burke, WSU NARA

PULLMAN, Wash. – The University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) has received a national award for advancing learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through projects addressing real environmental problems.

MOSS (http://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/moss) was one of five programs to receive the $25,000 Underwriters Laboratories Innovative Education Award (http://ulinnovationeducation.naaee.net/) out of 120 applicants in the U.S. and Canada.

Some of the work recognized by the award committee centered on MOSS’ …more